Seated Man Smoking a Pipe by Candlelight while Houses Outside Are Ablaze
This man smokes his a pipe contentedly at home while a fire rages outside. What Troost was trying to convey with this depiction is not entirely clear. A man warming himself by the heat of another man’s blazing house was considered a symbol of Selfishness in the 16th century. In the 18th century, Troost was known for his satirical approach, ridiculing life in and outside the sitting room.
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Seated Man Smoking a Pipe by Candlelight while Houses Outside Are Ablaze
This man smokes his a pipe contentedly at home while a fire rages outside. What Troost was trying to convey with this depiction is not entirely clear. A man warming himself by the heat of another man’s blazing house was considered a symbol of Selfishness in the 16th century. In the 18th century, Troost was known for his satirical approach, ridiculing life in and outside the sitting room.
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Aankoop met steun van de Vereniging Rembrandt
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Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
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Tevreden thuis een pijp roken, ...... rs en op straat te kijk zette.
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This man smokes his a pipe con ...... and outside the sitting room.
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RP-T-1888-A-1522
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Rijksmuseum
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Seated Man Smoking a Pipe by Candlelight while Houses Outside Are Ablaze
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Zittende man, bij kaarslicht een pijp rokend, terwijl buiten huizen in brand staan
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1739
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1739
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breedte 208 mm
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height 284 mm
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hoogte 284 mm
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width 208 mm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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temporal
second quarter 18th century
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tweede kwart 18e eeuw
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